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About Painting on Silk
Yes,
painting on silk is creating art on fabric, with silk as a canvas .
Why silk painting?
Each technique has its own beauty. For people who can enjoy different
texture silk is a pleasure for the eyes .
The shimmer and transparency of silk creates a delightful surface,
good to touch when you are wearing peace of silk or to have it as a painting
on your wall.
For painting, always use the
best quality China silk , Crepe de Chine is the most
common type used for silk painting. It has an even weave, a smooth surface
and a
velvety feel.
It is truly spectacular
Liquid dyes and paints flow an move when applied to fabric. To control
this capillary
action, a material called a resist is used.
The use of resist defines the migration of paints and dyes on fabric for
color placement.
It also decorate painting by creating a beautiful outline that can be
in different colors
It can be clear ,black or metallic colors that come from the tube with
metal tip and alow
you to create really vivid details with sharp , crisp lines .
Using colored resist adds dramatic dimensions to the painting.
Traditional silk painting dyes
come in liquid developed exclusively for fabric painting
and have the unique quality of being transparent. When applied to silk,
they move
easily and that is one of the most exciting aspects of the silk painting.
Watching the colors move is an exhilarating experience!
When the painting is completed the dyes need to be steam- fixed so that
they become
color-fast. The painted silk looks beautiful after steaming; the colours
become brighter
and more intense , and the full sheen of the silk is restored.
Now you can wash it, the color won't come off.
You dont need to wash wall hangings though, the color will stay for a
long time like oil
paint.
Liquid Paint For Silk
Finest Chine Silk
Trasferring Drawing On Silk
Outline With Resist
Paint With Brush On the Wet Fabric
Stretch Silk On A Stretcher Bar Sides Are Painted
History of Painting on Silk
Historically,
fabric painting was very popular in the far east. How can we forget
kimono art in
Japan over the centuries? And, of course, remember that silk originated
in China.
Then there is Indonesia , which give us batik .
Although the dyes were developed around 1850, it was not until approximately1920
that silk
painting started to develop as we know it today.
Russian émigrés fled to Paris and earned a living making exquisite men's
silk handkerchiefs .
Experimenting, they started to paint on silk fabric and art of silk
painting was born .
This soon evolved to painting on other items such as scarves and wall
hangings and grew to
such an extent that it made a big influence on Fashion Design in France.
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